In March last year Steven Fisher sadly lost his battle with COVID-19. He spent a week in Ward 17 before being transferred to the ITU at PRH.
Since Steve’s death, his family have been fund-raising for ITU, West Midlands Ambulance Ser-vice (WMAS) and local Long COVID clinics, set up to support patients still living with COVID-related after-effects.
The family raised money through several different events including charity walks, a memorial for Steve, and donations from friends, family and colleagues. In total, £17,000 was raised; £12,000 has been donated ITU, £2,000 to WMAS and £3,000 will go to a local Long Covid clinic where Marsha, Ste-ve’s wife, works.
On 21 February, which was Steve’s birthday, the family visited the Princess Royal Hospital to per-sonally deliver hampers for staff on ITU as well as taking the opportunity to thank them again for tak-ing care of Steve during his time on the Unit.
Ward Manager Ashley Timms had arranged for the team to welcome Steve’s family and it also gave the family the opportunity to speak to the staff who were directly involved in Steve’s care.
The money raised will go towards improving family facilities for other patients on the Unit.